India Vs Sri Lanka 1St Sf
Wills World Cup in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1996 (1995/96) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 13 March 1996
Sri Lanka won by default
Sri Lanka won by default. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 66 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 13 March 1996
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by default
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- CJ Mitchley and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 251 for 8. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 66 off 47 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 58. Javagal Srinath took 3 for 34 for India. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the fifth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama.
India replied with 120 for 8. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 65 off 88 balls. Sanath Jayasuriya took 3 for 12 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the second wicket between Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar, 75% of the total. From 98 for 2 they lost 6 wickets for 22 runs, to 120 for 8.
Sri Lanka won by default.
SRI LANKA: 251 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Venkatesh Prasad | 1 | 3 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Sanjay Manjrekar | 0 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Anil Kumble | 1 | 16 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 66 | 47 |
| Roshan Mahanama | retired not out | 58 | 101 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw | 35 | 42 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Sachin Tendulkar | 32 | 43 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | bowled | 9 | 20 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Mohammad Azharuddin) | 23 | 16 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 4 | 9 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 5 | 4 |
Extras 17 · Total 251 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 7 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 8 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Aashish Kapoor | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-1 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-35 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-85 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-168 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-182 (Roshan Mahanama, 37.2 ov), 6-206 (Kumar Dharmasena), 7-236 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 8-244 (Chaminda Vaas)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 1 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 34 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 50 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 83 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne | 14 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena | 24 |
| eighth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas | 30 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Chaminda Vaas | 8 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran | 7 |
INDIA: 120 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navjot Sidhu | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 8 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 65 | 88 |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | bowled | 25 | 48 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Kumar Dharmasena | 0 | 6 |
| Vinod Kambli | not out | 10 | 29 |
| Javagal Srinath | run out | 6 | 6 |
| Ajay Jadeja | bowled | 0 | 11 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 8 |
| Aashish Kapoor | c Aravinda de Silva | 0 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 10 · Total 120 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 7.1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-98 (Sachin Tendulkar), 3-99 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 4-101 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 5-110 (Javagal Srinath), 6-115 (Ajay Jadeja), 7-120 (Nayan Mongia), 8-120 (Aashish Kapoor)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar | 8 |
| second | Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar | 90 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sanjay Manjrekar | 1 |
| fourth | Sanjay Manjrekar and Vinod Kambli | 2 |
| fifth | Javagal Srinath and Vinod Kambli | 9 |
| sixth | Ajay Jadeja and Vinod Kambli | 5 |
| seventh | Vinod Kambli and Nayan Mongia | 5 |
| eighth | Vinod Kambli and Aashish Kapoor | 0 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Vinod Kambli | 0 |
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